Mike Pocock, energy and planning partner at UK legal firm Pinsent Masons, said: “This decision will set a powerful precedent for UK shale. After years of high profile delays, this decision provides the chink in the armour of fierce opposition needed to give shale gas an opportunity to thrive in the UK.”
While there are no commercial fracking wells currently operating in the UK, IGas applied earlier this year for the development of a temporary well site in northern England, which would involve the drilling of two exploratory wells.
